Very dark
The crossword clue "Very dark" is answered by INKY, a 4-letter entry. Used 29 times across 24 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1967. It appears in 8 publications in the xd corpus. Every figure on this page comes from the collection data itself.
The answer
INKY
4 letters. See every clue for this answer on the INKY answer page.
Used 29 times across 24 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 1967. It appears in 8 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other answers for this clue
The same clue has also been answered these ways in the xd corpus. Answers inside this collection link to their own answer page.
- PITCHBLACK (3 uses in xd)
- JETBLACK (2 uses in xd)
- BLACKASPITCH (1 uses in xd)
Other clues for INKY
Every other clue in this collection answered by INKY, most used first.
- Black - used 125 times, most recently in 2025
- Pitch-black - used 53 times, most recently in 2026
- Jet-black - used 34 times, most recently in 2026
- Black as night - used 30 times, most recently in 2023
- Deep black - used 25 times, most recently in 2025
Related clues
Clues in this collection of the same answer length that share a word with this clue, or match its answer pattern when no word is shared. Most used first.
- "Very funny!" - HAHA, used 182 times
- Very much - ALOT, used 162 times
- Very dry - ARID, used 99 times
- Very uncommon - RARE, used 78 times
- Jessica of "Dark Angel" - ALBA, used 70 times
- Very: Fr. - TRES, used 70 times
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